George Washington and Nathanael Greene

The 1-cent Army stamp, printed in green, has for the central design portraits of George Washington and Nathanael Greene, enclosed in ovals with light background that touch the top and side borders. Beneath the ovals on white ribbons are the name "Washington" and "Greene" in dark Gothic. In the background between the ovals is a reproduction of Mount Vernon with the name below in dark Gothic.

Within square panels in each lower corner with dark ground is the numeral "1" in white Roman. At the center of a narrow panel with dark ground along the base of the stamp are the words "One Cent" in white Roman with laurel leaves on either side. Along the top and sides of the stamp, partly obscured by the oval frames, are narrow panels with white edges and dark ground, in the center of which, at the top, is the inscription "United States Postage" in white Roman arranged in two lines. Below are sprays of laurel leaves that rise from behind the ovals. A five-pointed star in white is shown in both upper corners within small squares formed by the intersection of the inside lines of the top and side panels. The lower ends of the side panels enclose laurel branches.

This series of commemorative stamps was issued to honor the military and naval services of the United States. It consists of five stamps for the Army in denominations of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 cents, and a like number in the same denominations for the Navy.

The stamps were provided in the special-delivery size, 0.84 by 1.44 inches in dimension and were printed by the rotary process.